She last saw Emmanuel Mukuria, 24, on the morning of June 25, 2024, the day that thousands of Kenyan youths thronged the streets of Nairobi and stormed parliament in protest at planned tax rises and corruption.
Rights groups say at least 60 people were killed during the protests in June and July, and more than 80 abducted by the security forces since then, with dozens still missing.
“We do not have peace in this house,“ his mother, 50, told AFP during a visit to her single-room home in the Kasarani slum area.
“Every time we hear that bodies have been found somewhere, we are anxious to know whose they are.”
One was only released in February, giving her hope that her son is still alive in captivity.
Last month, President William Ruto, in a clear admission that security forces had engaged in kidnappings, said all those abducted during the protests had been “returned to their families”.
Questioned by AFP, the president’s office said the police were “handling the brief”, while a police spokesman referred AFP back to the president’s office.
Delayed justice
Rex Masai, 29, was the first to die during the protests, shot and killed in the city centre on June 20.
“We are hoping for the best but we are not near the truth,“ Masai’s mother Gillian Munyao told AFP at her home, where a photo of her dreadlocked son hangs on the wall.
The state prosecutor has said a lack of witnesses has delayed progress in the case.
Hussein Khalid, head of rights group Vocal Africa, blamed a “lack of cooperation by the authorities”.
He lost count of the number of funerals he attended after the protests, estimating between 20 and 30.
Politicians have shown little interest in accountability or learning from the unrest.
But for victim’s families, the search for justice “means a lot”, said Masai’s father, Chrispin Odawa.
“The wound will never heal,“ he said.
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